Service Pistol, Service Pistol Unrestricted, & Service Pistol 25
The Service Pistol event for 9mm and ·38/·357 pistols consists of 90 shots fired at distances varying from 50 yards to 7 yards with the pistol holstered at the commencement of each series. Shooters must hold a current PA Holster Accreditation to compete or train in this event. PA Service Pistol targets are used for this event and set in a bank of four targets per shooter.
The match includes aspects designed to simulate the real world experiences of Service personnel in police and military environments. Participants shoot from a range of positions including prone, sitting, kneeling, from behind barricades and free standing. The match requires that ammunition have a minimum power factor of 120 which results in a recoil that more closely mirrors real life ammunition used by service members.
Service Pistol Unrestricted is the same course of fire as Service Pistol with shooters starting each stage from the ready position instead of from the holster. The Unrestricted match also removes maximum weight limits on firearms and removed the load power factor requirements thus enabling this match to be shot with a wider variety of ammunition and firearms.
Service Pistol 25 is a 65 shot match shot over distances ranging from 25 yards to 7 yards. It is shot using shorter barrel firearms, typically 4″ Revolvers. Semi-automatic pistols used for ISSF Centrefire matches can usually be used for this match as well. The Service 25 match used the ISSF Rapid Fire Target.
